Wassail events in Stamford & Bourne

Saturday, 3 January 2026 09:59

Source: Stamford Arts Centre Facebook page

Wassail events return to Stamford and Bourne this afternoon

and in Stamford Art Pop-Up has for the first time organised a now sold out Lantern Making Workshop at Christchurch with the procession at 4:00pm ahead of the event in the Community Orchard from 4:30pm at the end of Christchurch Close off Green Lane. Bourne Borderers are dancing as part of the event in Bourne Community Orchard in the event organised by the Friends of Bourne Woods from 2:30pm off Beech Avenue in the town. Both through encouraging locals to go along with a saucepan and spoon to make some noise to awaken the trees.

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